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Hunger for Righteousness: Born from Death to Self Jan 21, 2018 When the soul by the Holy Spirit comes to know the Mother of God; when in the Holy Spirit the soul becomes kin to the Apostles, the Prophets, and all the Saints and Righteous Ones, then…
G_d Is Not Fair! : The Scandal of The Cross Sep 30, 2017 The Lord loves all people, but He loves those who seek Him even more. To his chosen ones the Lord gives such great grace that for love they forsake the whole earth, the whole world, and…
Our Fear of Believing The Solution: The Kingdom May 4, 2017 As his child, you are entitled to his kingdom, the warmth, the peace, and the power of his presence, the wisdom, the insight, and the guidance of his Spirit, the goodness, the joy, and every supreme…
Romans: The Ocean of His Righteousness Mar 29, 2017 Romans is worthy not only that every Christian should know it word for word, by heart, but occupy himself with it every day, as the daily bread of the soul. It can never be read or…
When The Brain Reigns, Bondage Begins Feb 12, 2016 Jesus Christ set a window in the tiny dark dungeon of the ego in which we all languish, letting in a light, providing a vista, and offering a way of release from the servitude of the…
Loving Beyond Our Imperfections Feb 11, 2016 God hears no sweeter music than the cracked chimes of the courageous human spirit ringing in imperfect acknowledgment of his perfect love.~Joshua Loth Liebman (1907-1948) But whatever gain I had, I counted as loss for the…
Fighting Into The Light Feb 5, 2016 When you are lovers in a dangerous time, nothing worth having comes without some kind of fight. You have to kick at the darkness until it bleeds daylight. ~ Bruce Cockburn Thus says the LORD: For…
Grace Bursts Through Feb 2, 2015 As in nature and in the arts, so in grace: it is rough treatment that gives souls, as well as stones, their luster. The more the diamond is cut, the brighter it sparkles, and in what…
Right Action from A Heart of Great Love Oct 27, 2014 The norm or measure by which any thought or action is to be judged a success or failure, right or wrong, is love.~Joseph Fletcher“None is righteous, no, not one; no one understands; no one seeks for…
What The Church is Not Aug 10, 2014 Persecution has not crushed the church; power has not beaten it back; time has not abated its forces; and what is most wonderful of all, the abuses of its friends have not shaken its stability.~Horace Bushnell…
Myrtle Jun 20, 2014 Poems are made by fools like me,But only God can make a tree.~Joyce Kilmer (1886-1918) Blessed is the man who walks not in the counsel of the wicked, nor stands in the way of sinners, nor…
Astounding Righteousness Jun 23, 2013 When the mask of self-righteousness has been torn from us and we stand stripped of all our accustomed defenses, we are candidates for God’s generous grace.Erwin W. Lutzer (1941- )You, however, are not in the flesh…
To Be Wielded Aug 23, 2012 If you make a compromise with surrender, you can remain interested in the abundant life, all the riches of freedom, love, and peace, but it is the same as looking at a display in a shop…
New And Worthy May 14, 2012 God did not choose us because we were worthy, but by choosing us He makes us worthy.~Thomas Watson (c. 1557-1592)For the love of Christ controls us, because we have concluded this: that one has died for…
Profound Christlikeness Apr 5, 2012 When a person is renewed from day to day by growing in the knowledge of God, in righteousness, and in the sanctity of truth, that person transfers its love from things temporal to things eternal, from…
Foundation of The Kingdom Feb 10, 2012 Re-post on Righteousness God’s Righteousness is that foundation of His power wherein He imparts His Goodness to us, protects our hearts against evil, clothes us with right action, and imbues us with a desire for true…
There, But for The Grace of G_d… Oct 5, 2011 Grace can pardon our ungodliness and justify us with Christ’s righteousness; it can put the Spirit of Jesus Christ within us; it can help us when we are down; it can heal us when we are…
It is for Freedom Jul 5, 2011 No man is free who is a slave to the flesh. — Lucius Annaeus Seneca (c. 4 b.c.–a.d. 65) For freedom Christ has set us free; stand firm therefore, and do not submit again to a…